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H. BECK.

I Hospital-Gant eens.

10,136,808, I PatentedMarch18,1873.

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AM. PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHIL' on me (ossuknfi'smacfsg) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

HUGO BECK, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND ULRICH KREID.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOSPlTAL-CANTEENS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,808, dated March 18, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO BECK, of Detroit, in'the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful'Improvement in Hospital-Canteen; and I do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon and being a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inven-. tion, provided with shoulder-strap and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the lower part of the device detached from the canteen proper.

- parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a canteen divided into two compartments, one of which is designed to contain diluted alcohol or other suitable liquids for cleansing wounds, and the other to contain water, brandy, or other drink or stimulant. It is also provided with a drinking-cup, B, secured in the usual manner. 0 is the lower part of the canteen, the two parts being arranged to en- Like letters indicate like parts in each fig-' gage with each other by the ordinary stovepipe joint, as being the most simple. This lower part forms a case, subdivided into compartments a to receive bandages of varying widths and lengths, hi) to contain suitable bottles, which are in their turn designed to receive or contain chloroform, medicaments, and preparations for stopping the flow of blood, and sponge for washing out wounds, and c to contain lint, either picked or in the web. D is a pocket secured to the outer side of this case, designed to contain rolls of adhesive plasters, pins, scissors, and other small instruments necessary in performing minor surgical operations, or in dressing wounds, the whole so arranged as to be easily carried by means of the shoulder-strap E.

I am aware that cases of many kinds have been constructed, divided into compartments of various kinds for various purposes; consequently I do not claim acase divided into' compartments; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hospital-canteen, composed of the parts A O, the former being subdivided into two compartments as described, and provided with a drinking-cup, B, and the latter being divided into compartments as described, and provided with the pocket D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

HUGO BECK.

Witnesses:

Tnos. S. SPRAGUE, H. S. SPRAGUE. 

